Relative Clauses

Defining  : The man who started Microsoft is now very rich.

Non- defining: Bill Gates, who started Microsoft, is now
very rich.  

1.   The students…had finished were allowed to live.

Who    whose   whom

2.   Our school,…opened in 1975, has about 2,000 pupils.

That   which     who

3. I went to school in Germany, …I was born.
when   where   which

4. The school…my parents went to has been knocked down.

Whose   that   whom

5. My favourite teacher is Mrs. Woods, …husband is also a teacher.

Whose    that   which

6. Any student…in the school play should contact Mr. Butler.

Which    whose    who’s

Correct the sentences:

1.  My dad who went to the same school as me remembers all the teachers.

2.  My favorite subject, that we have twice a week, is chemistry.

3.  We had a lesson last week that we all found interesting.

4.  Mrs. Edwards, who she teaches us German, is very strict, which I don’t like.

5.  The only teacher that I don’t like is Mr. Leech that teaches us geography.

6.  Room 7C is the one that we have our maths lessons.  

1.  My dad, who went to the same school as me, remembers all the teachers.

2.  My favourite subject, which we have twice  a week , is chemistry.

3.  Mrs. Edwards , who teaches( she) us German, is very strict, which I don’t like.

4.  The only teacher that  I don’t like is Mr. Leech , who teaches us geography.

5.  Room 7C is the one where we have our math lessons.

6.  We had a lesson last week that we all found interesting.

                              

1.  My school is quite big. It is very modern.

2.  The new girl at our school is very friendly. She lives round the corner from me.

3.  Our teacher told us we were having a test the next day. It shocked us.

4.  I grew up in Manchester. I went to school there.

5.  We had our exams in June. I was ill that month.

6.  That’s Hanna Brown. Her brother’s in the same class as 
me.


1. My school is quite big. It is very modern.

2. The new girl at our school is very friendly. She lives round the corner from me.

3. Our teacher told us we were having a test next day. It shocked us .

4. I grew in Manchester. I went to school there.

5. We had our exams in June. I was ill that month.

6. That’s Hanna Brown. Her brother’s in the same class as me.

1.    My school, which is quite big, is very modern.

2.    The new girl at our school, who lives round the corner from me, is very friendly.

3.    Our teacher told us we were having a test next day which shocked us .

4.    I grew in Manchester where I went to school .

5.    We had our exams in June when I was ill.

6.    That’s Hanna Brown, whose brother’s in the same class as me.

Defining  :	Non- defining:
1.Those are the books which I told you about yesterday.	1. ,     , Ronald Regan, who was the President of the USA, is ill.
2.that = who, which Those are the books that I told you about yesterday.	2. Ronald Regan, ! that was the President of the USA, is ill.
3.leave out the relative pronoun Those are the books_ I told you about yesterday.	3. can’t leave out the relative pronoun Ronald Regan, ! was the President of the USA, is ill.